Duke’s Matt Jones, ruled out on Friday because of a sprained left ankle, was warming up Saturday in hopes of playing against Louisville.
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Down 46-42 at halftime, the Blue Devils’ four healthy guards each played all 20 minutes of the second half in Duke’s 74-73 upset win. There is no timetable for his return. X-rays on the injury were negative.
The Blue Devils continue to play without injured senior forward Amile Jefferson who hasn’t played since December 5th.
Although the Blue Devils did look good, this weekend’s game down in Kennesaw, Ga will show us what this team is truly made of. In the game against High Point, Fowler only allowed six goals and a 18.2 shooting percentage.
“All I’ve been focusing on is getting them (the team) better individually, as well as collectively and making sure they have fun”, said Pitino.
Louisville already has a loss on the schedule to Duke, a 72-65 defeat earlier this month.
They’re maybe the underdog story of the ACC season – the defending national champion Duke Blue Devils. The Cardinals have been relegated to the role of spoilers, and they will certainly relish the opportunity to knock Duke off its five-game winning streak and out of the top tier of the ACC standings.
– Myles Jones and Justin Guterding led the way for Duke in the scoring column with three goals and two assists apiece, while junior Chad Cohan notched his first career hat trick. “That’s the main reason we stayed in the game”. And the Blue Devils haven’t lost since then, beating then-No.
And then there was no UNC lead at all after Luke Kennard, the Duke freshman whose role expanded amid Jones’ injury, made a 3-pointer with less than three minutes remaining.
Paige Neuenfeldt, UNC volleyball’s all-time leader in blocks, block assists and blocks per set, joined the women’s basketball team Wednesday and played the final minute against the Panthers. Of the 99 conference games played so far, only 26 have been decided by four or fewer points or have gone to overtime and only four have needed OT.
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Duke finished 37-3 that season while the Cardinals led by freshman never nervous Pervis Ellison, Billy Thompson, Milt Wagner, Herbert Crook, Jeff Hall just got better and better as the season progressed. Below is everything you need to know about the matchup, including the Louisville vs. Duke prediction, online live stream and TV broadcast info, and game notes.
